What did Oliver Goldsmith mean by: Blame where you must, be candid where you can, And be each critic the Good-natured Man. Oliver Goldsmith Playwright and novelist · Ireland Copy
Persecution is a tribute the great must always pay for preeminence. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, Oliver Goldsmith, Leadership, Power, Struggle, 0 Oliver Goldsmith Playwright and novelist · Ireland
And the weak soul, within itself unbless’d, Leans for all pleasure on another’s breast. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, Oliver Goldsmith, Dependency, Happiness, Loneliness, 0 Oliver Goldsmith Playwright and novelist · Ireland
Here lies David Garrick, describe me who can, An abridgment of all that was pleasant in man. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, Oliver Goldsmith, Celebration, Humor, Legacy, 0 Oliver Goldsmith Playwright and novelist · Ireland
People seldom improve when they have no other model but themselves to copy. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, Oliver Goldsmith, Comparison, Growth, Self-awareness, 0 Oliver Goldsmith Playwright and novelist · Ireland
That virtue which requires to be ever guarded is scarce worth the sentinel. Author, December 23, 2023December 29, 2024, Oliver Goldsmith, Value, Vigilance, Virtue, 0 Oliver Goldsmith Playwright and novelist · Ireland
Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, Oliver Goldsmith, Determination, Perseverance, Resilience, 0 Oliver Goldsmith Playwright and novelist · Ireland
To what fortuitous occurrence do we not owe every pleasure and convenience of our lives. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, Oliver Goldsmith, Blessings, Gratitude, Serendipity, 0 Oliver Goldsmith Playwright and novelist · Ireland
See me, how calm I am. Ay, people are generally calm at the misfortunes of others. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, Oliver Goldsmith, Complacency, Observation, Schadenfreude, 0 Oliver Goldsmith Playwright and novelist · Ireland
If a secret is revealed, the person who has confided it to another is to be blamed. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
People who are angry at themselves sometimes blame others. It’s a sign of immaturity. Jeanne Phillips Columnist
History is written by the rich, and so the poor get blamed for everything. Jeffrey Sachs Economist · USA
